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1. abature, n. View full entry 1575
...Chiefly in pl. The traces left by a stag in the undergrowth through which it has passed. Also fig. and in figurative contexts....
2. above board, adv. and adj. View full entry 1594
...Cards (esp. Gambling). With one's cards visible above the level of the playing table, so as to avoid suspicion of cheating. Also in fig. context. Obs....
3. acceptance, n. View full entry 1528-30
...Law. An agreement to abide by the act or contract of another, such as a predecessor in an office, by some act which amounts to a recognition or approval of it,...
4. † accloying, n. View full entry ?1520
...The action or process of accloy; overburdening, satiating; (Farriery) making lame by pricking with a nail while shoeing....
5. accost, v. View full entry 1567
...trans....
6. adrift, adv. and adj. View full entry 1578
...In or into a drifting condition; so as to drift without being moored, steered, propelled, etc....
7. aerial, adj. View full entry ?1545
...Dwelling, flying, or moving in the air, above the earth; occurring or taking place in the air; (spec. of birds or bats) spending much of the time airborne....
8. afforest, v. View full entry c1503
...trans.Eng. Law. To convert (an area of land) into a royal hunting ground; to give (land) the legal status of a forest (forest2). Cf. disafforest1...
9. agallop, adv. (and adj.) View full entry 1548
...At a gallop. Also as : galloping. Occas. fig....
10. agon, n. View full entry 1592
...A public celebration of games, including athletic, dramatic, and musical contests, in the ancient Greek or Roman world; a contest for a prize at such games....
11. agonist, n. View full entry 1573
...App.: a religious scholar. Obs.rare....
12. ahead, adv., prep., and adj. View full entry 1530
...With run, in figurative contexts: headlong; unrestrainedly, rashly, hastily. Cf. on head (head1g(c)(i)). Obs....
13. airing, n. View full entry 1587
...The action of exposing to the air, esp. to fresh or warm air in order to ventilate or dry; an instance of this....
14. all hid, n. (and int.) View full entry 1598
...The game of hide-and-seek. Also as : the call used in the game (see note)....
15. all round, adv., adj., prep., and n. View full entry a1535
...Everywhere around, completely around; in all respects; for all concerned, so as to include everyone....
16. American, n. and adj. View full entry 1568
...An indigenous inhabitant of (any part of) the Americas; an American Indian. Now only with modifying word, as indigenous American, original American, etc.; see also Native American...
17. amphitheatre | amphitheater, n. View full entry 1546
...etymol. A double theatre. Obs....
18. analysis, n. View full entry 1580
...A detailed examination or study of something so as to determine its nature, structure, or essential features. Also: the result of this process; a detailed examination or report; a particular interpretation or...
19. angled, adj. View full entry 1551
...With modifying word or as the second element in compounds: having an angle or angles of a specified kind or number, as acute-angled, three-angled, etc. Also (esp. ...
20. a-peak, adv. (and adj.) View full entry 1596
...In a vertical position; vertical....
